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Donald William Wendt, formerly of Sanborn, NY, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2009, in Grand Rapids, MI. He was born April 20, 1920, in Sanborn, NY, the son of William B. and Grace E. Wendt. Mr. Wendt attended grade school at St. Andrews Lutheran School and LaSalle High School and Trott vocational school. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attached to the Air Force from 1942 until 1946 in the Azores' Islands. He was also stationed at Eniwetok, Saipan, Tinian Island and Okinawa. After being honorably discharged he was employed for 42 years as an Engineer for the Niagara Junction Railway and later Conrail, retiring in December of 1981. Mr. Wendt, together with his beloved wife, Dorothy became successful entrepreneurs in the opening of Wendt's Propane Gas in 1952. The company was a major supplier of propane gas to the massive Robert Moses Power Project on the Niagara River in the early sixties as well as many local customers. He was a former member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Sanborn for many years and then joined The First Assembly of God Church in Niagara Falls. Mr. Wendt was very fond of traveling, gardening, construction, hunting and fishing. He was the husband of fifty-four years to the late Dorothy Helen (Walck) Wendt, who died in January of 2006. Together they are the parents of Gary (Jacquelyn) of Tuscaloosa, AL, Douglas ( Marion) of Grand Rapids, MI and Susan of Lockport, NY; three brothers, Glenn (Jean), Kenneth (Dianne), Forrest (late Gail) Wendt; a sister, Gracelyn (late John) Bilek, all of Sanborn, NY; brother-in-law of Norine and Darla Wendt; also survived by eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Marvin (Ruth), Bertram and William Wendt, Jr. The family will be receiving friends and family at RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Rd., SANBORN, NY, on Friday, from 2 -4 and 7-9 PM. A celebration of Donald's life will be held at The First Assembly of God Church, 9750 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY, Saturday at 10:30 AM, with the Rev. Ronald Friedersdorf, officiating. The family has requested that gifts in memoriam be made t0 Hospice of Spectrum Health, Spectrum Health Foundation, 100 Michigan NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Interment with Military Honors will be in St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Cemetery, Sanborn, NY. Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 10/20/2009

Donald married WALCK, Dorothy Helen on 24 Nov 1951 in Webster, Ontario County, NY. Dorothy (daughter of WALCK, Rev Wilhelm Alfred Alexander and MILLEVILLE, Alma Amanda Mathilda) was born on 3 Aug 1930 in St Paul, Ramsey County, MN; died on 20 Jan 2006 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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WENDT - Dorothy H.
1/22/2006
SANBORN - Dorothy H. Wendt of Sanborn died Friday in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a long illness. She was 75.
Born Dorothy Walck in St. Paul, MN., she graduated from Minnehaha Christian Academy in Minneapolis in 1948. She moved to Niagara Falls the next year and worked for Republic Light and Power Co.
She married her husband, Donald, in late 1951 and, together, they founded and operated Wendt's Propane Gas Co. from 1952 to 1966.
Dorothy also worked at the Beacon Christian Book Store from 1972 to 1978 and 1984 to 1993.
Mrs. Wendt was a counselor and prayer partner for the Christian Broadcasting Network's 700 Club for several years in the 1980s, and she and her husband had a satellite branch of the 700 Club in a warehouse on Lockport Road property where they lived for 35 years.
Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, the Rev. Gary of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Douglas of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a daughter, Susan of Sanborn; two sisters, Martha Winnes of Minneapolis and Amanda Walck of Sanborn; a brother, the Rev. Alfred Walck of Des Moines, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M. Monday in First Assembly of God Church, 9750 Niagara Falls Blvd.

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Webster NY Herald - 12/13/1951

With her father not only giving
her in marriage, but receiving
the vows as well, Miss Dorothy
Helen Walck became the bride of
Donald William Wendt Saturday,
Nov. 24, at the Roseland Bethlehem
Lutheran Church.
Before the altar, decorated with
white mums, palms and cathedral
candles, the daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. A. W. Walck, and the son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Wendt
of Sanborn, N.Y., exchanged their
vows. Miss Gertrude Walck, sister
of the bride, played th wedding
music, and Paul Mehls of Niagara
Falls, was soloist.
For her wedding the bride chose
candleight bridal satin made with
a fitted bodice and long sleeves
ending in points. The portrait
neckline was bordered with imported
Venice lace and the full
gathered skirt ended in a cathedral
train. Her veil of imported
illusion was held by a satin halo
covered with seed .pearls and she
carried white roses and pom pons
centered with an orchid.
Miss Amanda Walck, another
sister, was maid of honor. She
wore rose taffeta made with a
lace-edged nylon yoke and carried
white 'mums and pink roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Har-
Landers and Miss Anne
Louise Wendt, both of Niagara
Falls. Miss Gracelyn Wendt of
Sanborn was junior bridesmaid.
They were all gowned in turquoise
taffeta made in the same style
as that of the maid of honor.
Bertram Wendt of Sanborn was
best man for his brother. The
ushers were William Wendt Jr.,
Kenneth and Glenn Wendt, also
brothers of the groom, and Leonard
Walck, a. cousin of the bride.
For her daughter's wedding
Mrs.. Walck chose a gown of fray
with fray accessories and a cor-
sage of gardenias and roses. Mrs.
Wendt wore a blue dress, with
matching accessories and a rose
and gardenia corsage.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held in the Bethle-
hem Church parlors Out-of-town
guests were from Fremont and
Toledo, Ohio; Bergholtz, Sanborn,
Walmore, Pekin and Middleport,
N.Y.
Upon their return from a wed-
ding trip to Montreal Mr. and
Mrs. Wendt will make their home
on the Lockport Rd., Niagara
Falls. The bride is employed by
the Republic Gas Company and
the groom is an engineer with the
Niagara Junction Railway Com-
pany.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/30/1971

SANBORN - William B.
Wendt St., 81, of 3064 Saunders
Settlement Road, died Monday
(Nov. 29, 1971) in a Buffalo
hospital after a long illness.
Born in Detroit, Mich., he
came to this village in 1901,
operating a dairy farm here for
many years.
His father, the late William
Wendt, tapped the first gas
well in Niagara County in 1927,
and in 1938 Mr. Wendt and his
brothers began operating the
Wendt Brothers Gas Co.
The company supplied
Sanborn residents with gas
until 1956, when the franchise
was sold to the Iroquois Gas
Co.
Mr. Wendt also worked for a
time at the Buffalo Pump Co.
as a machinist.
A member of St. Paul's
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
North Tonawanda, he was an
exempt member of. the Sanborn
Volunteer Fire Co.
He is survived by his widow
Grace Wendt; seven sons,
Donald Wendt of Niagara
Falls, and Marvin, Bertrum,
Glenn, Kenneth, Forrest and
William B. Wendt Jr., and a
daugher, Mrs.John(Gracellyn)
Bilek, all of Sanborn.
Also surviving are two
brothers, Alton Wendt of
Lockport and Arnold Wendt of
Niagara Falls; a sister, Mrs.
Benjamin (Laura) Walck Sr. of
Sanborn, 25 grandchildren a/id
four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church, North
Tonawanda, Thursday at 2:30
p.m., with the Rev. Matthew
Pushkar officiating. Burial
plans have not been completed.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home today
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m.

William married WENDT, Grace E about 1919. Grace (daughter of WENDT, Wilhelm Christian and MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich) was born on 6 Aug 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Feb 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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REV A. WALCK IS DEAD
SANBORN - The Rev, Alfred W. Walck Sr., 81, of 2940 Lockport Road, a Lutheran
clergyman for 57 years, died Sunday (Sept. 7, 1969) in Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was a native of Sanborn and celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination on Feb. 18, 1962. At that time he said, 'Tm deeply grateful and appreciative to the kindness and mercies of God for giving me the privilege of. serving Him and helping His people. The Rev. Mr. Walck was ordained after studies at the former
Martin Luther College, and Seminary in Buffalo. His first church was in Unionville, Mich., in 1912. In 1916 he went to St. Paul, Minn. for home mission work. He was in the St. Paul area 33 years, serving at Grace Lutheran and Hope Lutheran Churches. In 1949 the Rev. Mr. Walck went to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Webster, N.Y. He was,
there 12 years, retiring in August, 1961. Since that time, he has been interim pastor at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, St. John's Lutheran Church; County Line, Concordia Lutheran Church at Byron Center, Trinity Lutheran Church, Wolcottsville, and St. Peters Lutheran Church, Walmore Road. He served at St. Peter's for 14 months, until Sept. 24, 1967. He was president emeritus and past secretary of the Lutheran Orient Mission Society and served on various mission boards. The Rev. Mr. Walck was married to the former Amanda Milleville for 53 years, until her death in 1965. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Donald Wendt of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Walter Winness, of Chambersburg, Pa., and Miss Amanda Walck, a parish worker at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Morris, III. a son, the Rev. W. Walck Jr., of Madang, New Guinea; three brothers,'Rudolph C, William A., and Hubert E. Walck, all of here; a sister, Mrs. John Devantier, of Niagara Falls; and 11 grandchildren. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and -from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Pike and Jones Funeral Home here. The Rev. Mr. Walck will lie in state, from noon until 2 p.m.
Wednesday, in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, funeral-services will be
conducted at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Carl Duewe, interim pastor at St. Peter's. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. The family said contributions may be made to the World Missions of the Lutheran Church as tribute.

Wilhelm married MILLEVILLE, Alma Amanda Mathilda on 15 Aug 1912 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Alma (daughter of MILLEVILLE, Johannes Wilhelm and PAPKE, Caroline Wilhelmine Elisabeth) was born on 25 Jul 1890 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 May 1965 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette May 11, 1965
WALCK - Amanda M., age 74, of 2940 Lockport Rd., Sanborn, N. Y., Sunday May 9, 1965, at Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, survived by her husband Rev. Alfred W. Walck, 3 daughters, Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) Wendt of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Walter (Martha) Winnes, Chambersburg, Pa., Amanda Walck, Sioux City, Iowa, one son, the Rev. Alfred Walck Jr., Madang, Territory of New Guinea, 3 sisters, Mrs. Thekla DeVantier, and the Misses Elsie and Helen Mlllevllle, all of Niagara Falls. 3 brothers Carl Mlllevllle of Niagara Falls, Rev. Edgar Mlllevllle, of Ceaderburg, WI, and Martin Mlllevllle of Lewiston, N. Y., also survived by 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at
the Pike & Jones Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Rd., Sanborn, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 12 noon until 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore, where services will be held at 2 P.m. the Rev. Donald G. Rehkopf

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Pioneer Resident Is Laid to Rest
SANBORN, Feb. 23-The funeral of William F. Wendt, 76, who died Saturday at his home in Saunder's (sic) Settlement road, was held from the home yesterday at 2:30 p. m. and at St. Peter's church, at Walmore, at 3 o'clock and was attended by a large gathering of relatives and friends.
The bearers included: Ben Wendt, Philip Wendt, Robert Wendt, Edwin Beutel. Rudolph Beutel and William Beutel. Flower bearers were Donald Wendt, Merwyn (sic), Wendt, Ben Walck, Jr., and Lawrence Walck. The Rev. Edward A. Graubau (sic) was the officiating Clergyman. Interment was in St. Peter's cemetery, Walmore.

Wilhelm married BEUTEL, Emilie Helene on 9 Jan 1890 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Emilie (daughter of BEUTEL, Friedrich Wilhelm and FAHRENWALD, Henriette Charlotte) was born on 19 Mar 1870 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jan 1951 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Wm. Wendt. Daughter of Wm. Beutel and his wife Henrietta, née Fahrnwald. Born Mar 19, 1870. Attended our Christian Day School. Confirmed may 14, 1883, by Pastor John Grabau. Jan 9, 1890 married to Wm. Wendt, who died Feb 19, 1938, had 5 children. Right after marriage, moved to Detroit Mich, there until 1901, then moved to present home of Alton Wendt, near Sanborn where she died. Jan. 3 lapsed into a coma and fell asleep Sun. morning Jan 7 (at) 3:25. Survivors: 3 sons, Alton and Wm. of Sanborn, Arnold of Bergholz; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ben Wendt Sr. of Sanborn and Mrs. Edna Walck of Median; 25 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Suffered from hardening of the arteries which it seems weakened her brain and affected her mind, this was already apparent about 15 yrs. ago, but was serious only in the past 6 yrs. or so. Was taken care of in home of her son Alton. Whole service was in Eng. Text: Is. 55:6-9

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William Wendt.
The funeral of William Wendt was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence on Lockport avenue and a half an hour later at St. Paul's church in Martinsville. The services were conducted bv Rev. William T. Schmidt and were largely attended. Burial was in the St. Paul's cemetery. The pallbearers were: A. W. Babel, John Ziehl, August Martin, John Jagow, August Errick and Charles Fehrman, residents of Martinsville and the Town of Wheatfield.

Wilhelm married MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich on 14 Apr 1887 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elizabeth (daughter of MAILLEFERT, Carl August Wilhelm and LINKE, Wilhelimine) was born in Feb 1859 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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13 June 1942 Evening News of the Tonawandas
Mrs. Elizabeth Wendt, nee Maillefert, aged 83 years, died yesterday morning in her home, 692 Falls boulevard. Born in Buffalo, she had resided in North Tonawanda the past 22 years. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Reinhardt Ziemendorf of the town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Walter Strassburg and Miss Elizabeth Wendt of Niagara Falls, Mrs. William Wendt of the town of Cambria and Mrs. Vernon Steele of Kenmore; two sons, Edwin of Niagara Falls and Alvin at home; 19 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a sister, Miss Dorothy Maillefert of Cambria. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the residence and half an hour later at the St. Paul?s church, Martinsville, the Rev. F. A. Hinner officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul?s Cemetery.

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NF Gazette
WALCK-At Walmore, N. Y., May 7, 1933, William E. Walck, husband of Albertina (sic); father of Rev. Alfred Walck of St. Paul, MN, Mrs. John DeVantier, this city, Rudolph, William A., Hubert, Mrs. Erick Hasley (sic) of Walmore; brother of John of Bergholtz, Mrs. Frank Retzloff (sic) of Walmore. Funeral from the family home Wednesday, May 10, at 2 p. m., standard time, and 2:30 from St. Peter's church. Interment in Walmore, N.Y.

Wilhelm married HASELEY, Albertine Auguste on 17 Feb 1887 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of HASELEY, August Carl and GOERSS, Henriette Dorothea) was born on 11 Jul 1860 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Aug 1944 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Albertina W. Walck, Of Walmore, Passes

Walmore, N. Y.-Mrs. Albertina W. Walck, 84, of this village, died this morning at the home of her son William A. Walck, in the Lockport road, after a long illness.
Mrs. Walck was born in Walmore and had resided here all her life. She was a daughter of the late August Haseley and the late Henrietta Goerss, early settlers. She was the widow of William E. Walck. Mrs. Walk was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, of this village. In former years she was an active member of the women's organization of the church.
Mrs. Walck is survived by four sons and two daughters, The Rev. Alfred W. Walck, of St. Paul MN., Rudolph C., William A., and Hubert E. Walck all of Sanborn, N. Y.; Mrs. John W. DeVantier of Niagara Falls, N. Y., and Mrs. Eric F. Haseley, of Sanborn, N. Y.; 16 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at the home of the son William A. Walck Sanborn, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and 2:30 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. The Rev. Edward A. Grabau will officiate. Internment will be in the Walmore Cemetery

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21 August 1944 Tonawanda News

John W. Milleville, 83, died yesterday morning at his home on the Old Falls Boulevard, Town of Wheatfield. He was a lifelong resident of the town and a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Helen, nee Milleville; four sons, Hugo and Carl of the town of Wheatfield, Edgar of Marshfield, WI., and Martin of the town of Lewiston; four daughters, Mrs. Alfred Walck of St. Paul, Mrs. Edward DeVantier of Niagara Falls and Helen and Elsie at home; 32 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Ferchen and Mrs. Bertha DeVantier of the town of Wheatfield. Rites will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the residence and at 2:30 from the St. James church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial will be in St. James cemetery.

Johannes married PAPKE, Caroline Wilhelmine Elisabeth on 13 Nov 1884 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Caroline (daughter of PAPKE, Charles August Lebrecht and BUROW, Fredericke) was born on 30 Dec 1860 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Sep 1896 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]